English / Map Form: Dowanhill Street
Gaelic Form: Sràid Dowanhill
Location: Partick, Glasgow
Post Town: GLASGOW
County: City of Glasgow
Local Authority: Glasgow City
English / Map Form: Dowanhill Street
Gaelic Form: Sràid Dowanhill
Language Notes
G nom. sg. sràid fem. 'street' + en Dowanhill, place-nameElement Meaning
G sràid ~ ‘street’; en Dowanhill, place-name
Sources
| ?Hillhead | 1795 Richardson |
| Dowanhill | 1808 Scotch Itinerary, 41 |
| Dowanhill | 1820 Thomson |
| Dowanhill | 1842 Thomas Kyle Map of the Estate of Milton |
| Dowanhill House | 186? OS 1st edn. |
Additional Information
3 Victoria Circus is called Cairndowan and there is also mention of Kildowan Villa, Dowanhill in Post Office Directories etc. It is hard to know if these relate to pre-existing features or are modern names. If pre-existing then this could be a saint’s name.
The proposed form reflects the fact that the underlying form is obscure.